GITCO Tools Subcommittee (Third meeting)

Shari Laster: Hi everyone. Sorry to be late - I was looking around for alternatives since this wasn't working for me, but I guess we can get started!

Shari Laster: First: congratulations to Linna who has a new job!

Rebecca Blakeley: col

Rebecca Blakeley: cool

Sonnet Brown: congrats!

Rebecca Blakeley: yay!

Victoria Packard: Happy new job Linna!

Shari Laster: Second, any comments on the agenda before we start? Did everyone get it?

Linna Agne: yes so happy about that!! I'm now in Indy!

Victoria Packard: Yes, I received it

Rebecca Blakeley: Yes, all set

Linna Agne: Got it and looks good.

Shari Laster: Okay, great.

Sonnet Brown: yep

Shari Laster: I was not able to complete my review for WebJunction, because while I can access some of the features, I can't access presentations other than those posted by the State Library of Ohio. Should I just review based on the courses/presentations I can access, or does someone else have more access or another idea?

Shari Laster: Should I just review based on the courses/presentations I can access, or does someone else have more access or another idea?

Linna Agne: How do the reviews look? How much depth should they have?

Shari Laster: I liked them! I think we're hitting the right balance in terms of useful information.

Victoria Packard: I've just put up my three. How do they look?

Sonnet Brown: i put mine up today, too

Rebecca Blakeley: Yes, the reviews look great

Shari Laster: Awesome. Mine is the only one that's missing, I think.

Rebecca Blakeley: I don't have more access, Shari. Wait, which program? I think I am confused now. As usual.

Shari Laster: WebJunction, sorry.

Shari Laster: I think Meebo ate my message

Rebecca Blakeley: Oh, ok, no, I don't have access to that

Rebecca Blakeley: haha

Shari Laster: I have some access to some WebJunction content as an Ohio librarian, but that's it.

Rebecca Blakeley: I think what you have is fine then

Shari Laster: So I guess my question is, should I review based on that, or should we eliminate it b/c it's not open to individuals?

Rebecca Blakeley: still review it, because it is still a potential tool

Linna Agne: I agree

Shari Laster: Okay, I will get to that today or this weekend so it won't hold us up too much.

Rebecca Blakeley: even though our library doesn't use it, many others do...esp. public.

Linna Agne: but let people know the limits to webjunction

Rebecca Blakeley: yes, good point, Linna

Shari Laster: That makes sense. Thanks for the feedback.

Shari Laster: Okay, so our next step has three components.

Shari Laster: One is the comparison chart.

Shari Laster: One is the collection of full reviews.

Shari Laster: One is the presentation for Midwinter (10 minutes overview).

Shari Laster: Ideally I would like to hand out both a chart and the full reviews a week or so before Midwinter.

Rebecca Blakeley: ok

Victoria Packard: That's a good idea

Linna Agne: alright

Sonnet Brown: i like that idea

Shari Laster: So I know I put it in the opposite order on the agenda, but is anyone specifically interested in volunteering for 1 or 2 of those three things?

Shari Laster: That may help us divide and conquer

Linna Agne: I'm interested in the chart

Rebecca Blakeley: Is there already a template for the comparison chart?

Shari Laster: Rebecca, I think we talked about what should be included, but I'd like to solidify that today.

Linna Agne: nope, but it can be a slimmed down version of the review

Rebecca Blakeley: I am interested in the chart and I can help with the presentation.

Rebecca Blakeley: ok, Shari.

Sonnet Brown: I can help with whatever

Rebecca Blakeley: That's what I thought.

Shari Laster: Right, Linna, I was hoping to have maybe the five or six most important points of comparison for each item

Sonnet Brown: Is the presentation powerpoint? I can help Rebecca with that

Shari Laster: We can't do powerpoint, because we will not have a screen (or wireless)

Shari Laster: So it will just be verbal.

Rebecca Blakeley: oh poo, that's right

Sonnet Brown: ah okay

Rebecca Blakeley: Because ALA and GODORT are broke

Rebecca Blakeley: haha

Sonnet Brown: aren't we all? lol

Shari Laster: I would like to volunteer to smooth out all of the reviews and make them consistent in terms of style.

Rebecca Blakeley: we can give 'em handouts. the old stand by

Rebecca Blakeley: ok

Victoria Packard: How about putting them on a wiki?

Linna Agne: good idea!

Rebecca Blakeley: yeah, the GODORT GITCO wiki

Rebecca Blakeley: so anyone in GODORT can access it

Shari Laster: I think that's a great idea, Victoria

Victoria Packard: If we put it on the ALA wiki then everyone can

Shari Laster: We could also make the final version a Google doc that is published, and link to it in the wiki

Rebecca Blakeley: cool

Sonnet Brown: sounds good

Shari Laster: Victoria, we could talk to Samantha Hager about whether we can link to it from ALA. I'm not sure that GODORT is doing much at all with the ALA website, but that could change.

Shari Laster: We will also want to let Education know so they can link to it from their wiki

Shari Laster: Which is super easy since I am the Education web manager

Rebecca Blakeley: wiki wiki wiki woo

Victoria Packard: That's a good idea. Do you want me to contact Samantha?

Sonnet Brown: lol

Linna Agne: doesn't hurt to have the handouts in multiple places!!

Shari Laster: Victoria, that's fine with me. I think it will be easier to format our output as a google doc and then link to it, but Samantha might have a better idea of how to format at least the chart so it can be included directly on the wiki

Victoria Packard: Okay I'll ask

Shari Laster: So, chart people: Will you do it as a spreadsheet in Google docs and invite all of us so we can see it?

Linna Agne: Yes

Rebecca Blakeley: Yup

Victoria Packard: Good

Shari Laster: What categories would we like to see in the chart? Any ideas right now?